A Wilsonville man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison after being convicted of transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Joshan Rohani, 41, received a sentence of 188 months in prison and will be subject to 10 years of supervised release.
According to court documents and testimony, between July and December 2021, Rohani took part in at least 34 online chatrooms. Some of these chatrooms were dedicated to sharing CSAM through the Mega cloud storage platform based in New Zealand. Investigators from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) found that Rohani had several accounts on Mega that had been suspended because of suspected involvement with CSAM.
On May 24, 2022, HSI agents executed a search warrant at Rohani’s home and found CSAM on multiple devices. On October 16, 2024, a federal grand jury indicted Rohani on six counts related to distributing, transporting, accessing with intent to view, and possessing child pornography. After a five-day trial held from December 2 to December 6, 2024, he was convicted on charges including transporting and possessing child pornography.
“Protecting our children remains our highest priority in the District of Oregon,” said U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott E. Bradford. “Today’s sentence marks an important step to hold this defendant accountable and seek a measure of justice for the victims. Our efforts to combat child exploitation within our community will continue.”
“Securing this lengthy sentence for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse material is a direct result of the incredible partnership between HSI and the District of Oregon to seek justice for the innocent,” said HSI Seattle acting Special Agent in Charge April Miller. “The outstanding outcome of HSI’s investigation reaffirms our commitment to protecting children and holding offenders accountable.”
The case was investigated by HSI with support from the Newberg-Dundee Police Department and New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gary Y. Sussman and Mira Chernick prosecuted the case.
Authorities encourage anyone with information about child exploitation—either physical or online—to contact HSI at (866) 347-2423 or submit tips online at report.cybertip.org.
Federal law defines child pornography as any visual depiction involving sexually explicit conduct by minors. The distribution or possession of such material documents crimes against children; each time these materials are shared online it further harms victims. Additional resources are available through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at www.missingkids.org.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 that coordinates federal, state, and local resources to investigate and prosecute those who exploit children as well as identify victims. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at www.justice.gov/psc.
